Tag: APC Chieftain

2027: “Osinbajo, Amaechi, el-Rufa’i must bury presidential ambition” – Ex-APC Chieftain

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Ex APC Chieftain Lukman

A former national vice chairman (North-West) of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr. Salihu Lukman, has described former Vice-President, Yemi Osinbajo and the likes of former Kaduna State governor , Nasir el-Rufa’i as political orphans. Lukman, who spoke of a proposed coalition among top political bigwigs in the country, listed el-Rufa’i, Osinbajo, former Minister of the Interior of Nigeria – Ra’uf Aregbesola, former Governor of Ogun State, Ibikunle Amosun and former governor of Ekiti State, Kayode Fayemi, among others seeking to occupy the nation’s top political seat via merger.…

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“Conduct ‘Renewed Hope’ integrity test of FEC members” – APC Chieftain urges Tinubu

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A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun State, Olatunbosun Oyintiloye, has urged President Bola Tinubu to ensure periodic integrity review of members of the Federal cabinet and others involved in driving the ‘Renewed Hope Initiative’ of his administration. Oyintiloye said the review has become imperative to allow for transparency and accountability among the cabinet members, heads of ministries, departments and agencies of government. The ex-lawmaker representing Obokun constituency in the Osun Assembly, recalled that the President, during a retreat for his cabinet members, promised to engage in…

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“Keep an eye on poverty alleviation, school-feeding funds” – APC chieftain urges Tinubu

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A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun State, Olatunbosun Oyintiloye, has appealed to President Bola Tinubu to keep an eye on how the funds allocated to different poverty alleviation programmes are being spent. Speaking with newsmen yesterday, Oyintiloye said the president’s interest in alleviating poverty among the masses must not be allowed to be truncated by selfish individuals. The APC chieftain said all necessary strategies must be put in place to ensure that the poverty intervention programmes by the president have positive impacts on the lives of…

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Rivers Political  Crisis: “Supreme Court ruling could overturn truce” – APC Chieftain

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A chieftain of the All-Progressives Congress (APC), Eze Chukwuemeka Eze, has declared that Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara‘s acceptance of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s peace proclamation was ‘not holistic’, describing it as “just a ploy to buy time pending when the Supreme Court decides on the gubernatorial election of the State in January 2024”. Recall that Governor Fubara, in his 2023 Christmas Day broadcast, accepted the resolutions presented by President Tinubu during a recent peace parley in Abuja, promising to implement them fully. However, Eze, in a statement released yestetday…

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Drug Prices Hike:  APC chieftain appeals for Tinubu’s urgent intervention

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A chieftain of the All-Progressive Congress (APC) in Osun State, Olatunbosun Oyintiloye, has appealed to President Bola Tinubu, to urgently intervene in the hike in prices of essential drugs in the country. Oyintiloye, who made the appeal while speaking with newsmen yesterday in Osogbo, the State capital, said that many Nigerians were currently unable to access most essential drugs due to the extreme high prices. He said that the escalating prices of the drugs could be attributed to a combination of factors, which include the withdrawal of GSK, a major…

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“Create jobs – don’t share cash to cushion subsidy removal”- APC chieftain tells Tinubu

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An All Progressives Congress (APC) chieftain in Bauchi State, Dr. Haruna Gololo, says President Bola Tinubu should create jobs instead of giving out cash to citizens to cushion the impacts of the removal of the petrol subsidy. Recall that the President had asked the national assembly to approve a $800 million loan to ameliorate the hardship induced by the removal of subsidy on petrol. Tinubu said 12 million households would receive N8, 000 monthly from the loan, which is being sourced from the World Bank. Also, another N500 billion has…

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“Nigeria, a failed country because of inability to plan for future” – APC Chieftain, Bisi Akande

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Chairman Emeritus of the All Progressives Congress (APC), and an ally of the president-elect, Bola Tinubu and the Party’s pioneer national chairman Chief Bisi Akande, has disclosed that Nigeria is a failed nation because of the inability to plan for the future. Akande, disclosed this at the weekend in Akure, the Ondo State capital during a lecture in honour of Chief Reuben Fasoranti, the leader of Afenifere, the pan Yoruba socio-political group to mark his 97th birthday. Akande, the former governor of Osun State, who also blamed the underdevelopment in…

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10th Senate Presidency: APC Kaduna Chieftain criticises northerners canvassing for a South-East candidate

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A prominent Chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, (APC), Alhaji Mohammed Murtala, who says he is a die-hard loyalist of President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has criticised   some northerners for canvassing for a candidate from the South-East geo-political zone of Nigeria to occupy the Senate Presidency in the forthcoming 10th Assembly. Excerpts: Que: As a prominent member of the APC, what are your views on the current jostling for the leadership positions in the forthcoming 10th Assembly? Ans: First of all, our position is that the North, and specifically the…

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2023: “APC disorganisation may help Atiku win presidential election” – Adeyanju 

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With 20 days to the 2023 elections, there are insinuations that the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP), Atiku Abubakar might win the poll. A socio-political activist, Deji Adeyanju, has said the disorganisation within the All Progressives Congress (APC) might lead to Atiku’s victory. Recall that lately, there have been claims of crisis within the APC, following remarks by the party’s presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu, who had accused some people in President Muhammadu Buhari’s government of attempting to sabotage his ambition. In some of his campaign rallies, Tinubu…

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2023: “Only ‘sinners’ can fix Nigeria, not holy men” — APC chieftain

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A member of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), says Nigerians cannot afford to dwell on integrity in selecting a president because the challenges facing the country require a sinner to fix. He said this during an interview on a television programme on Tuesday. Abayomi, a lawyer, who is the Pro-Chancellor of Adekunle Ajasin University in Ondo State, said poverty is the main challenge facing the country, hence, citizens must consider who can create wealth and not embark on a search for a holy man. According to him, “Only sinful…

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